ABUBAKAR, DR. ALIYU

OFR FIRST INDIGENOUS PROVOST ABDULLAHI BAYERO COLLEGE HewasborninNafadaof theOldBauchiprovinceonthe5thofApril, 1917. Afterthe mandatory Islamic education, he went to Gombe Elementary Schoolfrom 1926 to 1929 BauchiMiddle School 1929 to 1934, KanoLmSchool1934 to 1938, SA.S. Kano, 1951 to 1952, Northw^°f^^f^]9^ to 1956, University of London, 1956 to 1958 (BN) ACA Law University, Cairo, 1962, to 1967 (MA. andPhd hold Phd in Arabic. In 1942, he became the Headmaster of the Judicial School, Kano andin 1952 to 1954leacher, BarewaCollgeZaria(amonghisstudentswerePeoPlelihGensGowon,HassanKatsinaetc).Hea^ Schoolof Arabicstudies, SA.S. Kanofrom 1958 to 1960. the climax of his teaching careerw^ his appoin^tentas he first indigenous Principal of the elite school (SA.S.) in 1960 to 1962 and laterasAssociate***"'J*^£ Arabicftudies,AbdullahiBayero Colkge, of theA.B.U. Zaria 1966to 1969. Here again, Dr.AliyuAbubakar, hadthe distinction of beingthefirstProvostof theAbdullahiBayero College, Kano. Government'sdelegation toEgypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco andMauritania andalso to the OA. U. Conferencein Akeriaallin 1968;BauchiState CommissionerforEducation 1976to 1'977';ExternalExaminerUnwersity oj'Ibadan, 1967 to 1969, A.B.U. Zaria andB.U.K, Kano 1978, and University of Sokoto 1982; Visiting Associate Professor, UNIJOS 1978; Chairman…